Members of four local sports and scouting groups helped deliver paper bags to households throughout Mount Pearl recently to help the City switch from plastic to paper when it comes to handling yard waste. The groups were paid 50 cents for each household reached. On hand for a cheque presentation at City Hall last week were, from left: Ian Cole and Julie Hammon of O’Donel High School, councillor Isabell Fry, Toby Barnes of 1st Mount Pearl Scouting, Mount Pearl Marlin Isla Howard, Amanda Dalton of 1st Mount Pearl Scouting, councillor Jim Locke, Mayor Dave Aker, Rayner and Timothée Mvondo of the Mount Pearl Soccer Association Challenge Cup Team, MP 1949 United, Mount Pearl Marlins Sam Howard and Andrea Howard , and councillors Bill Antle and Mark Rice. Joining remotely was Deputy Mayor Nicole Kieley. Mark Squibb photo
By Mark Squibb
The City of Mount Pearl will no longer collect grass clippings and other organic yard waste stored in plastic bags. Instead, residents will have to discard yard waste into paper bags.
To help with the transition, the City this May donated two brown paper bags to each household.
“What we’re trying to do is make sure that grass clippings and garden waste does not end up going down into the dump when it can be recycled and reused,” said Mayor Dave Aker, who added the bags themselves are recyclable as well.
Organizations that helped hand deliver the brown bags included the Mount Pearl Soccer Association Challenge Cup Team, Mount Pearl Marlins, 1st Mount Pearl Lions Scouting Group and O’Donel High School Relay for Life. In turn, the City paid the groups 50 cents per household delivery. During last week’s public meeting, Mayor Aker presented a cheque in the amount of $4,159 to be split among the four groups.